-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here is Some of my most recent work done this week. The Above image is a landscape painting I did today in Philadelphia during the last DPC meeting. This was a several hour painting done directly from the subject. Overall I was pretty happy with it, being that landscape painting is pretty much new to me. The image below is one of the Hand based illustrations I will be starting. My goal as an artists is to get into the illustration field, while still doing fine art work.So this painting allows me to study the human hands anatomy, while allowing me to begin my illustration Portfolio. More pics are soon to come of this painting in progress.

____________________________________________________________________So its the summer.....and even though school is out, the painting never stops. At first I wasent painting anything or even drawing. Bad idea. Lately I have been doing landscapepainting with my good friends Mike Manley and David Golas. Here are the first two landscapesdone this summer.This was my first landscape painting. I had a struggle with this through out the day. In the end I went back and fixed some of my drawing issues, leaving my painting flat. My key problems were all ones I've been lectured on countless times by friends and professors. Its to easy to lose track of advice. Part of being an artist is the ability to sit down and focus on your techniques until they become 2nd nature. Just jumping into a work of art or exercise can be fatal in the long run.Here is my second Landscape painting in progress. This painting went a lot better. I broke all those poor habits and took my time. First I blocked in all the big shapes with my biggest brush. Using a small brush in the beginning makes it too easy to forget abut the big picture.

Here is the finished painting for the day. Progress has been made since my last landscape. I am pumped to go forth and start another now.